THE PORTSMOUTH DIRECTORY: CONTAINING THE NAMES, OCCUPATIONS AND RESIDENCES OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...ALSO A STREET DIRECTORY, LOCAL LAWS PASSED SINCE 1856....
Portsmouth, N.H. 1860-1861. 168pp. plus [4]pp. of ads at front. 16mo. Original blindstamped cloth, expertly rebacked with new cloth spine. Some black ink stains on covers. Tanned. Else good. Item #WRCAM23631
City directory for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, which lists the residents and includes a section on the city ordinances. Also includes a list of ships, complete with the ship's master, owners, tonnage, and place and year built. Several pages of charming local advertisements at front. This copy with the appendix (pp.169-176) containing the city officers elected in January 1861, and a presentation inscription from A.H. Brewster, possibly a relative of the publisher. SPEAR, p.302.
Price: $100.00